XLR8R's Best of 2014: Readers Poll

For the past several weeks, our Best of 2014 series has dominated the headlines on XLR8R. Up to this point, most of the selections have been made by our editorial staff, but we also wanted to see what our audience had to say about the year in music. That's why we've once again conducted an official Readers Poll, and now, after tallying the thousands of votes cast by the XLR8R faithful, we've put together lists of their favorite releases, tracks, labels, and new artists of 2014.

XLR8R's Best of 2014 coverage will conclude next week, so check back then for our final year-end round-ups. In the meantime, don't forget to take a look at the other Best of 2014 pieces we've posted already: